Andrew b



A. R. MUNRO.

PAPER CAP FOR MILK BOTTLES.

' APPLICATION FILED MAY Is 1918.

- Patented May 13, E919.

lNVENTOFT ANDREW B. MUNRO, OF MEDICINE LAKE} MONTANA.

rs m ii idiot resort oer son MILK-BQIITHES.

To all whom it may concern;

Be 1t known that 1. ANDREW It Mmmo, a

citizen of the United States, residing at -.Geps for Milk-Bottles,

andstate of Montana,

Medicine Lakciin the county of Sheridan have invented cerwin new and usefulll'nproveinents in Pepsiof which the follow- I ing is a specification.

View, which will appear as This invention relates to bottle closures, and more particularly to the paper cups used for milk bottle closures. v v

The object ofthe invention is to provide a sanitary closure of this character constructed to render it both dust and dirt roof andabsolutelv fluidtightto adept the ottle equippeclwith it tobe pieced in any position without leokin r Another object is to prcvicie a. closure of this character so constructed as to prevent accumulation of extraneous mutter in the mouth of the bottle above the ordinary disk closure which accumulation frequently works around the .eclge of the disk resulting in contamination of the milk.

Another object is to so construct the closure as to insure a. clean surface on the bottle mouth over which the milk is poured. I

With the foregoing and other objects in the c'iwcription proceeds, the invention resides in the com-- bination and armngement'of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter clesorihed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the in-- vention herein disclosed may be merie within the scope of'what is claimeci without deporting from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drewingsee Figure 1- represents e vertice'i section of the up er portion of with t is improved closure shown in section.

Fig. 2 1s a top plan view thereof, and

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view with parts broken out. l r

In the embodiment illustrotei, a peper disk 1 such as is ordinarily ompioyerl for closing milk bottles is shownreonnecteci with an outer cap 2 h'el spacecl l'from the inner disk or cap 1 by moons of here shown in the form of e plurality of per disks 4- 'of smaller riiemeterthen the disk 1, which are connected hetweenthe two ceps 1 and 2 by a wire bent to term it hentile loop 5, the arms 8 of which pass through the inner encl outer caps e116. the spacing (iisks Specification of Letters Eatent.

a milk hottle equipped v mey make such changes efsuitabie spacers Patent ay 113, i819.

Application filed May 18, 193.8. Eerie]. Iain. Zifiv'ifilh.

and here their inner ends turned inwardly v This combined I 'zthiy composed piece of re Bent midway its ends to forth the handle ic 5, then twisted as shown at 6 and extended laterally" as shown at 7 with the later-oi portions or arms resting on the outer face of cap 2 and then bent to form arms 8 extending et -righteogles to the arms 7, these arms 8 being of o ri as shown 9 mi hundie i length corresponding to the thickness of the are preferably coated..with pereiiiu in the usual manner to rencier them liqu i proof, although they need not necessarily be so ti'eetecL in the use of this closure, the disk 1 is inserteri iii the mouth of the bottle in the usual manner and the outer cap fits down over the rim of the bottle mouth, the flange 3 thereof extending some distance over said mouth cs is shown clearly in 1.

By forming thespecing iiisks L of less diameter than the inner disk 1, an air space is formed. erounci said Ling (iisks between the inner rind outer cops when the device is applied os shown in l iifii which assists in retaining; the closure in operative position.

The foregoing; description cmi the mw ings have refercnce'to whet may he consicleredl the preferred or approved form of my invention. it is to be mnierstood that l: in construction and emangement and; combination of parts me teriels, dimensions, etc, as may prove expe client and fall Within the scope oi the 'cloi'meii invention.

. Herring thus fully deserihei my invention; whet '1' claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is?

A closure comprising; 11 iiiut disklike member to fit within the bottle mouth. on outer iish oi a siceito iit over the bottle mouth and to extend over and completely 

